Alex Ferguson's rant at FA

Sir Alex Ferguson has hit out at the FA for revealing Ashley Young's injury

It was nice of the FA to let everyone know that Ashley Young is injured

Sir Alex Ferguson

He has let the FA have both barrels after they left the Reds’ winger out of their squad for the games with Moldova and Ukraine.

The FA let it be known that Young has a slight knee problem. And Fergie blasted: “It was nice of the FA to let everyone know that Ashley Young is injured.

“There is no point giving them any information now.

“He’s out, he got a knee injury last week, although it’s not serious. Obviously he will be ready for a couple of weeks’ time.

“We have a game on Sunday. Why should they alert our opponents who’s fit, who’s not fit? It won’t happen again.”

One piece of good news that United have received on the injury front concerns midfielder Darren Fletcher, whose career was in doubt after he was stricken by a bowel disease.

Fletcher, out of the first team for nearly 10 months, appeared in a pre-season friendly at Aberdeen and has played under-21 games against Stoke and Spurs.

He is also joining up with Craig Levein’s Scotland team this week to help with the training.

And Fergie has revealed he will almost certainly add Fletcher, 28, to his 25-man squad for the Champions League.

He said: “We haven’t finalised that yet but there are a few players we don’t need to register because of the time they spent with us as an academy player, so we’ve got that advantage.

“There are 25 players that have to be registered and he comes into that quite easily without leaving others out. The first thing to mention is he has put weight back on now. He’s back to his normal weight from two-three years ago.

“He’s training well every day. He went up to Scotland the last trip and I think he’s going up again, just as an experience thing, just to be there.

“He played the other night and did really well but I don’t know where he’s at, to be honest with you.

“With the condition he has, and has to deal with, it’s wait and see.

“If he keeps doing as well as he’s doing then he will come into contention because he’s a fantastic player.”

Fergie can call up defender Jonny Evans for tomorrow’s trip to Southampton after he recovered from ankle surgery.

But England striker Wayne Rooney is out for a month – although Fergie insists that may prove a blessing in disguise.

Ferguson added: “I think this may be a blessing. we can concentrate on his fitness now, in the gymnasium in particular.